Tae Soo Do

Tae Soo Do
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Also known as	Taekwondo

Tae Soo Do
Hangul	태수도
Hanja	太手道
Revised Romanization	Tae-su-do
McCune–Reischauer	T'ae-su-do

Tae Soo Do was the name some major kwans (or schools) of post-Korean war South Korea agreed to call their martial art.

The name Taekwondo was dropped due to various controversies and Tae Soo Do was chosen to be the new name for their martial art. The Korea Tae Soo Do Association submitted its documented creation to the ministry of education on September 22, 1961.^[1]

Choi Hong Hi was unhappy with this change and succeeded in 1965 changing the name back to Taekwondo with the reformation of the Korea Taekwondo Association.

The name Tae Soo Do (Way of the Warrior Spirit) is also a style created by Joo Bang Lee, as an beginners program to the Hwa Rang Do martial art system. It has no relation to Tae Kwan Do or this "original" Tae Soo Do, created by the unified kwans.

References

↑ Portions of The Modern History of TaeKwonDo, by Won Sik Kang and Kyong Myong Lee.

Korean martial arts

Striking	Choi Kwang-Do Gwonbeop Kong Soo Do Taekwondo Tae Soo Do Subak Hwa Soo Do Tang Soo Do Soo Bahk Do

Grappling	Hapki yusul Ssireum Yusul

Weaponry	Gungdo Haidong Gumdo Hankumdo Korean swordsmanship Kumdo Shim Gum Do

Hybrid	GongKwon Yusul Hankido Hapkido Hwa Rang Do Kuk Sool Won Kuk Sul Do Kunmudo Shippalgi Taekkyeon

Modern	Choi Kwang-Do Chon-Tu Kwan Hapkido GongKwon Yusul Haidong Gumdo Hankido Hankumdo Hapkido Kong Soo Do Kuk Sul Do Kuk Sool Won Kumdo Kunmudo Moo Duk Kwan Taekwondo Shim Gum Do Soo Bahk Do Sunmudo Taekwondo Tae Soo Do Tang Soo Do

Joseon era	Muyejebo Muyesinbo Muyedobotongji

Related	Hyeong Dobok Dojang Kwans Sae Sok O-Gye Hwarang Ssaurabi Gungdo Ssireum Subak Taekkyeon

Traditional weapons Swords